OT: Microsoft is really annoying!

[Wilhelm Sanke]

Since this morning - after 2 automatic updates on my WindowsXP PC, which 
took place when I shut my computer down after the first session - I am 
constantly being pestered by the Microsoft Internet Explorer popping up 
when I connect to the net. When I close the Explorer with the dialog 
"Internet Explorer is your default web browser? Yes, No" (or similar) 
with the "no" button, it closes, but reappears after a while.

This is a real nuisance!

Anybody else has experienced this, too?